Lancaster Bible 74, Penn College 46  
 
Penn College Starters
Troup, Stetts, Ilgen, Dyer & Teats
 
LBC Starters
Alaysha Iwais, Lizzy Tilton, Emma Drouillard, Jade Eshelman & Jenna Dombach
 
How It Happened
The Lancaster Bible College women's basketball team picked up a dominating 74-46 victory over United East foe Penn College on Saturday, January 8.
 
The Chargers (6-6 Overall, 3-0 United East) got off to a strong start, capitalizing on baskets by Alaysha Iwais and Jade Eshelman to take an early 6-0 lead. Penn College (2-8 Overall, 1-2 United East) struggled to find its offensive rhythm thanks in part to the Chargers swarming defense that held the Wildcats under 19% shooting from the floor in the first half. Leading by eight points, Emma Drouillard swished LBC's first 3-pointer of the game. Later in the quarter, off a steal by Adalyn Steiner, Lizzy Tilton found Jenna Dombach in transition to put the Chargers ahead 17-6. Steiner closed the first quarter by draining a 3-pointer, giving LBC a 22-8 lead heading to the second quarter.
 
Mikayla Via opened the scoring in the second quarter, slashing to the basket for a layup. Sydney Heller then swiped a steal and sprinted to the other end of the floor for the transition layup, putting LBC ahead 28-10. The Chargers held the 18-point lead throughout most of the second quarter, but the Wildcats capitalized on some free throw opportunities to prevent LBC from extending the lead any further. The Chargers held a 37-20 advantage going into the half.
 
The Chargers continued to roll, with Iwais swishing a 3-pointer to open the second half. Dombach followed with a 3-pointer, giving LBC a 43-21 lead. Drouillard hit the teams third 3-pointer of the quarter, putting the Chargers ahead by 25 points. The Chargers continued to light it up from beyond the arc with Heller, Steiner and Tilton each draining a 3-pointer. Eshelman ran the floor, scoring a layup in transition to put LBC ahead 59-28. Via hit one more 3-pointer, helping LBC to take a 31-point lead heading to the fourth quarter. With the large lead, LBC turned to its bench to bring home the victory. The Chargers continued to dominate the game flow, picking up the 74-46 victory.
 
Inside The Numbers
- Alaysha Iwais led the Chargers' offense, scoring 12 points and dishing seven assists
- Emma Drouillard scored 10 points, connecting twice from beyond the arc
- Jade Eshelman posted 10 points
- Lizzy Tilton blocked three shots
- Penn College was led by Kayleigh Miller who scored nine points off the bench
- The Chargers' defense held the Wildcats to 21.1% shooting from the floor
- LBC had eight different players connect on a 3-pointer, totaling 11 as a team
 
Coaching Points
"I am pleased with how we shared the ball and how we shot the ball confidently," said head coach Joy Tharrington. "Even though we tied them on the boards, I felt like they won a lot of hustle plays, that is an area I would like to see us improve in moving forward. I thought our bench came in ready to play and contributed, which was good see."

Who's Next
The women's basketball team will continue to United East play when they travel to St. Mary College of Maryland on Tuesday, January 11 at 8:00 p.m.
 
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